I’m going to keep tweeting about this because I wrote a dissertation, ⁦@ColumbiaUP⁩ book, and ⁦@IntOrgJournal⁩ article on the topic and here it is in the news. (1/) tennessean.com/story/news/cri… The “evacuate now” warning is a common tactic by groups that want to destroy property and project strength to enemies (usually the state) while communicating restraint to potential civilian supporters. (2/)

Nashville bomb was preceded by a warning, which gave instructions to evacuate and a 15 minute countdown. (1/) tennessean.com/story/news/loc… via @Tennessean I wrote a book and an article about this sort of behavior. Terrorist groups typically give warnings when they want to destroy property without causing mass casualties. (2/) cup.columbia.edu/book/force-of-… @ColumbiaUP @caelyncobb